Porch swing



Aug. 26, 1930. T. w. ROSS 1,773,752

PORCH SWING Filed May 26, 1928 I eg gwf amid Tag/0r .12055,

34 J4 awn Patented Aug. 26, 1930 TAYLon w. BOSS, .015 MAnIsoN, INDIANA, AssIeNon. r "rIIo'MAs 'GnAIIAMa co., INo, OF, MADISON,'I1\TD IANA, A CORPORATION on INDIANA I Person SWING Application filed May as,

The object of my invention is to produce a cheap porch swing 'of'knock-downtype of" 'holder without the use of any tools other shown in Fig. 1, Fig.6 is a ,bottomplan of.

' tion, 13,13, the

than a small wrench every house-hold,

invention. yFig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved" swing assembled ready for use, Fig. 2 is. an end elevation of the-parts as the parts shown'in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 a frag mentary front elevation, Fig. 5 a section, on a larger scale, on'line ,,55 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 a fragmentary vertical section showing the lower connection between the lower edge of the back and one of the arm posts,Fig.' 7 a fragmentary horizontal section through the horizontal clamping bolt shown in Fig. 6, Fig. 8 an end elevation of theparts in re-, lationship, Fig; 9 a transverse section of the assembly shown in Fig. 8and Fig. 10 a plan of the assembly shown in Figs. 8 and 9, portions of the'yerticalslats of theback section having been broken away to disclose parts which would be otherwise hidden. I

In the drawings A indicates the seatpor-T two arm portions and G the back section. V

Theseat portion p I. wood bars 20, fframedtogether withcross bars 21,22 and 23, said crossjbars'support ing a series of longitudinal seat-forming slats '24, the whole forming theunitary structure A; I Each of the arm sections comprises a horizontal arm and front and 'rearvertical posts 31 and '32-respectively, secured to the under side of the arm 30.: Each oftheposts 31' and 32 isprovided inits outer vertical edge with a continuous groove 33 for there ception of an 7 assembling and suspension bolt 34,-andthe arm 30is' perforated, in aligncommonly found in comprises front and rear). I

therethrough and through a perforation '51 forme'dfthrough the'tongue 52 which is 90" 1928. Serial No, 280,826.

ment with each-groove 33, for the reception fromthe adjacent end of one of the slats 24 so that when a vertical post 31 is placed with its inner vertical edge against the end of said slat the perforation35 will closely align with the groove 33, and post '31 willbe. held tightly between bolt 34 and'the end of said slat.

The horizontal width of arms 30 is preferably'equalto, but not greater than, the vertical width of the bars-20 of frame'A, and

the length of posts 31 is such that the total vertical dimension of thearmsection B is less than the distance between the adjacent faces of the two bars 20'of'section'A, and the Y length of the arms 30 is equal to the. distance between the adjacent faces ofthe two cross bars 22' and 23'less the thickness of one ofposts 31, for a reason which will be'ma'de clear hereinafter: 4 p Y The back section C'is composed of upper and lower horizontal bars 40 and 41 framed togethenwith verticalend bars 42, 42 vertical slats 43 ex'tending'between the adja- "cent edges ofbars'40 and 41,at spaced inter vals, being held in position most convenient 1y by having their upper and lower lends inserted and retained in grooves'45 formedin 41respectively. p p c 7 Each bar 42, at a pointintermediate its ends, and somewhat closer "toits lower end, ,5

ithelower andupper edges of the bars 40 and is perforated to receivea ,clampbolt 50 passed formed attheouterrear cornerof each of the arms 30.; 1 1

At each lower corner'of the back section C ithelower bar 41 andthe lower-ends ofv the end bars 42 are perforated at 55 (Fig. '67) and each rear arm post 31 Yisperforated atan nut 58. v 1

The vertical dimension'of theback element loo 7 ill C is preferably equal to but not greater than the front to rear outside dimension of the seat element A, and the length of bars 4.0

and 41 is preferably equal to, but not greater these rods are threaded to receive nuts 62,

washers 63. and 64 being preferably placed respectively under the eye and nut of the bolt so that the parts, when assembled in use condition, may be firmly clamped together.

I have found that, by constructing the swing in the manner ClQ'SClIbGCllt 1s POSSlblG for me to use material of such dimensions that the parts would ordinarily be scraped in factories producing a regular line of wood products. I have also found that, by making the sections at B and C, as above described, of such dimensions that, when assembled for shipment, as shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the overall dimension of the assembly may be within parcel post limits and, because of the relative proportions of the sections A, B and G such assembly may be made sufficiently rigid, by the use of ordinary bailing straps, the bundle will be acceptable for individual shipment without the need of crating, pro tective corrugated paper cartons, etc, and that consequently mail order houses may ship these packed units at a very low expense,

"of'the suspension chains, the four bolts 34,, I the two bolts 55, and the two bolts 51, to-

much lower than could be done if crating or cartoning were necessary, and as a conse quence the swing may be placed in the hands of the ultimate consumer at a much lower price'than has heretofore been found to-be possible. r v p g In preparing the several elements for ship-v ment the two arm elements 13,13 are nested between the cross bars 22 and 23 and the front and rear bars of the frame A beneath the seat slats, as shown in Fig. 10, and in order 7 to hold these elements against rattling, and at the same time to somewhat stiffen the seat slats between the two cross bars 22 and28, I secure to the under side of the seat slats a cross bar 70, the length of which is equal to the distance between the adjacent faces of bars 20less an amount equal to twice the thickness(vertical dimension) of the arms thebar having its ends equally spaced from the adjacent faces of bars 20. The arm sections B, B when packed for shipment, as

' shown in Fig. 10, may thus be securely held in place without the need of fastening'membersand back section C may be laid upon theunderedges of bars-20, thus retaining the arm sections-in place. 7

In order to form a pocket for the reception gether with their associate nuts andwashers, I secure one or more thin strips in thespace between cross bars 21 and 22 of seat section A beneath slats 24, as indicated in section in Fig. 9 and in fragmentary elevation in Figs. 3 and 10. By placing a sheet of reasonably heavy paper in the pocket 81 thus formed, so as to bridge the spaces be tween the slats 24, the bolts, with their nuts and washers, and the suspension chains may be readily packed in the pocket 81 for shipment, without special wrapping.

Then the parts have been assembled as shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, they may be firmly strapped by two metal bailing straps around the bundle from side to side, rather than endwise, so that'short bailing straps may be used, the various corners being protected against abrasion by the usual shipping pads placed under the bands, and if desired,

either pads or asheet of paper being placed between the seat section and the back section to prevent possible marring of the finished surfaces. 1

Upon receipt of a package composed as illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 the user may easily assemble the parts into use form, as indicated in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive.

It will of course be understood that while I have described a porch swing constructed in accordance with my invention, the same principles of construction, whereby shipment by parcel post will be possible, may be adopted in the construction of other articles of furniture of the knockdown type. It will also be understood that in order to obtain the best results in shipment, the lengths of the top and bottom bars of the back frame should be equal to the lengths of the seat sills.

I claim as my invention:

vertical posts detachably secured to the seat section substantially in the upper plane thereof, a back section, clamping means passing through said back section and through two of thearm section posts at an intermediate point in the lengths of said posts and transversely of the seat section, and clamping bolts passing throughintermediate points in width of the back section at the ends thereof and through adjacent portions of the arm sections.

crossbars and intermediate back slats, the

overall widths and lengths of said two sections being such that the back section may be placed upon the under sideof the seat section without substantial relative projection; two arm sections each comprising a horizontal arm element and two supporting posts each of which is longitudinally grooved in its outer vertical edge, said arm sections being nestable between the side bars and cross 2. An article of furniture comprising a bars of the seat section beneath the seat slats Without interfering With placement of the back section'upon the under side of the seat section; and means for clamping the armrsections, upon the seat section, and the back section upon the arm sections, in use position, said clamping means comprising suspension boltspassing through the grooves of the arm n posts and the side bars of the seat section and y serving to clamp the arm frames firmly upon the seat section With the ertical posts of the arm sections firmly held between said bolts and adjacent ends of the seat slats,

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Madison, Indiana, this 22nd day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twentyeight.

TAYLOR W. ROSS. 

